We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.
Key information
Matthias Zachert
Chief executive officer
€4.6m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
30.40%
CEO tenure
12.1yrs
CEO ownership
n/a
Management average tenure
6.7yrs
Board average tenure
5.2yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Matthias Zachert's remuneration changed compared to LANXESS's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
-€661m
Dec 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-€577m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-€243m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
-€165m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
-€136m
Dec 31 2024
€5m
€1m
-€177m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-€690m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-€822m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-€951m
Dec 31 2023
€3m
€1m
-€843m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-€280m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-€65m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
€128m
Dec 31 2022
€5m
€1m
€184m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€191m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
€147m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
€146m
Dec 31 2021
€7m
€1m
€116m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€119m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
€105m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
€863m
Dec 31 2020
€6m
€1m
€892m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
€883m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
€938m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
€231m
Dec 31 2019
€6m
€1m
€255m
Compensation vs Market: Matthias's total compensation ($USD5.36M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD4.38M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Matthias's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Matthias Zachert (58 yo)
12.1yrs
Tenure
€4,605,000
Compensation
Mr. Matthias Zachert serves as Member of Supervisory Board at Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Management at LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft since April 1, 2014. He also ser...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Matthias Zachert
Chairman of the Board of Management
12.1yrs
€4.61m
no data
Oliver Stratmann
CFO & Member of the Management Board
2.7yrs
€1.02m
no data
Hubert Fink
Member of the Board of Management
10.6yrs
€2.01m
no data
Frederique van Baarle
Member of the Board of Management & Labor Director
3.1yrs
€1.28m
no data
Katja Borghaus
Head of Human Resources
4.8yrs
no data
no data
Marcel Beermann
Head of Procurement & Logistics Group Function
5.9yrs
no data
no data
Jorge Nogueira
Head of Tire & Speciality Rubbers Business Unit
11.3yrs
no data
no data
Wolfgang Schmitz
Managing Director of Saltigo Gmbh
no data
no data
no data
Stephan Spiegelhauer
Head of the Global Competence Center Paints & Coatings - Inorganic Pigments Business Unit
no data
no data
no data
Thomas Duletzki
Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group
7.4yrs
no data
no data
Ingo Drechsler
Head of External Relations
no data
no data
no data
Neelanjan Banerjee
Head of Lubricants Additives Business
no data
no data
no data
6.7yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1LXS's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Lawrence Rosen
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
11yrs
€151.50k
no data
Hans Van Bylen
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
5.8yrs
€189.00k
no data
Hans Müller
Member of Supervisory Board
2yrs
€87.82k
no data
Rainier van Roessel
Chairman of Supervisory Board
4yrs
€258.47k
no data
Pamela Knapp
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
8yrs
€181.50k
no data
Heike Hanagarth
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
9.8yrs
€105.50k
no data
Manuela Strauch
Independent Member of Supervisory Board
10.8yrs
€143.00k
no data
Birgit Biermann
Vice Chairwomen of the Supervisory Board
1yr
no data
no data
Armando Dente
Independent Member of the Supervisory Board
5.8yrs
€141.50k
no data
Iris Schmitz
Member of Supervisory Board
4.6yrs
€141.50k
no data
Cem Güner
Member of the Supervisory Board
1yr
no data
no data
Carsten Hesse
Member of the Supervisory Board
1yr
no data
no data
5.2yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1LXS's board of directors are considered experienced (5.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/20 23:20
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/20 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
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